William Andrew White, III, OC (February 7, 1915 – January 23, 1981) was a Canadian composer and social justice activist, who was the first Black Canadian to run for federal office in Canada.

He was born on 7 February 1915 in Truro, Nova Scotia, the son of Baptist minister William A.

He was also the uncle of Donald H. Oliver, the first black male to sit in the Senate of Canada, through one of his sisters.

[2] His family moved to Halifax where his father was minister of Cornwallis Street Baptist Church for nearly 20 years.

[4] The appointment was for "services to the community and his contribution to better relations and understanding between people of different racial background.